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Guildford Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Guildford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates6,643Searchable applications
899Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,353 approved or refused records
863Refused applications
4,490 approved · 863 refused · 235 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 2023 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Comment on a planning applicationLocal plan Guildford Local PlanConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Find out if an article 4 direction applies to your property
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas40 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Decided25/P/00181
Advertising consent for 1no. 3D cut out logo letters sign, 1no. fixed display board sign, 2no. externally illuminated freestanding display board signs and 1no. externally illuminated large freestanding display board sign (description amended 20/02/2025).
86 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU1 2BX
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00182
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a single storey rear extension and front porch infill would be lawful.
12 Windsor Close, Guildford, GU2 7QU
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00183
Proposed vehicle crossover
2 South Western Villas, Frimley Road, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5NW
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00184
Change of use from a HMO (Use Class C4) to a large HMO (Use Class Sui Generis) (retrospective application).
69 Park Barn Drive, Guildford, GU2 8ER
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decided25/T/00025
Two Scots Pine - fell to ground level (the trees are part of Group 2 on the Tree Preservation Map (TPO P1/201/49).
19 Guildown Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HA
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00185
Full planning application for alterations and extensions to temporary research and development building (granted under permission ref. 20/P/00766) to convert it into a permanent facility for research and development use.
The Kepler Building, 10 Surrey Research Park, Guildford, GU2 7YE
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00186
Full planning application for the erection of temporary building for research and development purposes for a temporary period.
The Kepler Building, 10 Surrey Research Park, Guildford, GU2 7YE
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00187
Proposed single storey front extension to form a new porch; single storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing side extension, and creation of a new parking space.
33 Hornbeam Road, Guildford, GU1 1LT
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/W/00017
Prior notification for a single storey 6.00 metre rear extension, 3.00 metres in height with an eaves height of 3.00 metres.
44 Rickyard, Guildford, GU2 8JP
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/00188
Erection of a two storey, self build dwelling including vehicular access and landscaping.
1 Guildcroft, Guildford, GU1 2JU
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00189
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the creation of a new foot path is lawful.
4 Parsons Green, Guildford, GU1 1QY
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00190
Erection of single storey front and side extension with new front bay window
108 Envis Way, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3NL
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00191
Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the variation of condition 2 (drawing numbers) and 3 (materials) of planning permission 24/P/01104 approved 06/11/24 for a proposed roof extension, to raise the roof line to allow for the creation of an increased upper floor area to include 2 front facing dormer windows and a dormer window to the rear to allow the change to the external material approach:and to change the wording to allow the use of render as the external finish.
15 Christmas Pie Avenue, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2EQ
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00192
Proposed double barn hip to gable roof alteration together with two rear dormers.
41 Wodeland Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4JZ
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided24/D/00160/1
Discharge of condition 13 (Nature conservation) of planning permission 20/P/01252 approved 30/05/2022.
312 London Road, Guildford, GU4 7LB
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00193
Erection of two storey side extension following demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a front porch. Insertion of rooflights in front and rear roof slope, along with replacement windows.
6 Juniper Terrace, Juniper Place, Shalford Common, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8BX
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00194
Proposed two storey rear extension and single storey side extension and insertion of two rooflights to side elevation.
102 The Street, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6DA
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00195
Single-storey rear / side extension.
Harefield, Seale Lane, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LD
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decided25/D/00021
Discharge of conditions 3 (Submission of details & samples) 4 (Details of enclosure) 5 (Arboricultural method statement) 6 (Enhancement) 7 (Surface water drainage) 8 (EV Charging point) 9 ( Cycle Storage) 10 (Parking layout) 11 (New/Modified access) 12 (Closure of old entry way) 13 (Water Efficiency) 14( General sustainability measures) of planning permission 23/P/00115 approved 20/12/2023
1 Perry Orchard, Perry Hill, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RE
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decided25/D/00022
Discharge of Condition 3 (Site waste management plan,SWMP) of planning permission 24/P/01061 approved 14/02/2025
Friary, 49 Pewley Hill, Guildford, GU1 3SW
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00196
Single storey side extension.
Rossley, Horseshoe Lane, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5LL
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decided25/T/00026
T1 Cedar Tree - Crown reduction by 1.5m - 2m and remove all major deadwood, current height 17m and width 14m - measurements after work height 15m and width 12m (TPO - P1/201/126)
The Herons, Poplar Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8DJ
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00197
Erection of a two storey side extension, with a single storey rear extension, with a new garage including habitable accommodation above linked to the dwelling with a proposed glazed link following demolition of existing conservatory, a double car port, a double garage, and detached a habitable outbuilding. (amended plans received 23/04/25)
Rosemary Cottage, Old Portsmouth Road, Godalming, GU7 3BU
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decided25/T/00027
Acer tree - fell to ground level with complete removal of the root (Waterden Road Conservation Area).
46 London Road, Guildford, GU1 2AL
Received 14 Feb 2025
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Guildford Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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